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PETAUKE DISTRICT
Ovenfor: Noget af den smukke natur på vejen fra Lusaka til Petauke, distriktshovedstaden i Petauke District. Petauke ligger ca.430 km fra Lusaka ved Great East Road, der går fra Lusaka og østover igennem Eastern Province til Malawi.
Above: Some of the beautiful scenery on the way from Lusaka to Petauke, the Boma (district capital) of Petauke District. Petauke is situated approx 430 km from Lusaka along Great East Road leading from Lusaka through Eastern Province into Malawi.
Zambias ni provinser er inddelt i distrikter. Petauke District ligger i Eastern Province i det sydøstlige Zambia og har fælles grænse med Mozambique mod syd (De første to billeder nedenfor er taget i grænseområdet). Distriktets areal er 7.886 kvkm, dvs. en femtedel af Danmarks areal, og der er omkring 235,000 indbyggere (2000), hvoraf ca. 15.000 bor i Petauke by.
Zambia's nine provinces are divided into districts. Petauke District is in Eastern Province in the south-eastern part of Zambia and shares its southern border with Mozambique (The first two pictures below were taken in the border area). The area of the district is 7,886 sq km, one fifth of Denmark's area, and there are approx 235,000 inhabitants (2000), of whom around 15,000 live in Petauke township.
Ovenfor og nedenfor: De to billeder er fra grænseområdet op til Mozambique. Det nederste viser et af de berømte baobab-træer.
Above and below: Both images are from the border area near Mozambique. The one below shows one of the famous baobab trees.
Nedenfor: typiske landsbyer
i Petauke District, hvor over 95% af indbyggerne lever under fattigdoms-grænsen
(mit eget skøn).
Below: typical villages
in Petauke District, where more than 95% of the inhabitants live below
the poverty line (my own estimate).
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